November 2020 Issue 89 In this issue,

1. Nuclear Publications for November 2. News to Report a. and Social Media b. Nuclear Physics Group Early Career Prize: Call for Nominations c. APS journal changes 3. Outreach Activity 4. Media Interactions a. The baryon density of the Universe from an improved rate of deuterium burning

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------1. Nuclear Physics Publications for November (also includes missed publications from previous months)

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Phys. Rev. C 102, 045806 (Editor’s Pick) https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.045806 Level structure of 31S via 32S(p,d)31S K. Setoodehnia1,*, A. A. Chen1, J. Chen1,†, J. A. Clark2, C. M. Deibel3,2,‡, J. Hendriks4, D. Kahl5,6, W. N. Lennard4, P. D. Parker7, D. Seiler8, and C. Wrede9,10 Published 14 October 2020

Nature 587, pages210–213(2020) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2878-4 The baryon density of the Universe from an improved rate of deuterium burning V. Mossa, K. Stöckel, F. Cavanna, F. Ferraro, M. Aliotta, F. Barile, D. Bemmerer, A. Best, A. Boeltzig, C. Broggini, C. G. Bruno, A. Caciolli, T. Chillery, G. F. Ciani, P. Corvisiero, L. Csedreki, T. Davinson, R. Depalo, A. Di Leva, Z. Elekes, E. M. Fiore, A. Formicola, Zs. Fülöp, G. Gervino, A. Guglielmetti, C. Gustavino, G. Gyürky, G. Imbriani, M. Junker, A. Kievsky, I. Kochanek, M. Lugaro, L. E. Marcucci, G. Mangano, P. Marigo, E. Masha, R. Menegazzo, F. R. Pantaleo, V. Paticchio, R. Perrino, D. Piatti, O. Pisanti, P. Prati, L. Schiavulli, O. Straniero, T. Szücs, M. P. Takács, D. Trezzi, M. Viviani & S. Zavatarelli Published 11 November 2020

Edited by James Benstead, IOP Nuclear Physics Group Committee [email protected] or [email protected]

Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 192501 https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.192501 Competition between Allowed and First-Forbidden β Decay: The Case of 208Hg→208Tl R. J. Carroll1, Zs. Podolyák1,2, T. Berry1, H. Grawe3, T. Alexander1, A. N. Andreyev4,22, S. Ansari5, M. J. G. Borge6, M. Brunet1, J. R. Creswell7, L. M. Fraile8, C. Fahlander9, H. O. U. Fynbo10, E. R. Gamba11, W. Gelletly1, R.-B. Gerst5, M. Górska3, A. Gredley7, P. T. Greenlees12,13, L. J. Harkness-Brennan7, M. Huyse14, S. M. Judge15, D. S. Judson7, J. Konki12,13, J. Kurcewicz6, I. Kuti16, S. Lalkovski1, I. H. Lazarus17, R. Lică6,18, M. Lund10, M. Madurga6,23, N. Marginean18, R. Marginean18, I. Marroquin19, C. Mihai18, R. E. Mihai18, E. Nácher19, A. Negret18, C. Nita18,11, S. Pascu18, R. D. Page7, Z. Patel1, A. Perea19, J. Phrompao20, M. Piersa21, V. Pucknell17, P. Rahkila12,13, E. Rapisarda6, P. H. Regan1,15, F. Rotaru18, M. Rudigier1, C. M. Shand1, R. Shearman1,15, S. Stegemann5, T. Stora6, Ch. Sotty14,18, O. Tengblad19, P. Van Duppen14, V. Vedia8, R. Wadsworth4, P. M. Walker1, N. Warr5, F. Wearing7, and H. De Witte14 Published 2 November 2020

Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 192505 https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.192505 Properties of 187Ta Revealed through Isomeric Decay P. M. Walker1,*, Y. Hirayama2, G. J. Lane3, H. Watanabe4,5, G. D. Dracoulis3, M. Ahmed2,6, M. Brunet1, T. Hashimoto7, S. Ishizawa5,8,2, F. G. Kondev9, Yu. A. Litvinov10, H. Miyatake2, J. Y. Moon7, M. Mukai6,2,5, T. Niwase2,5,11, J. H. Park7, Zs. Podolyák1, M. Rosenbusch2, P. Schury2, M. Wada2,6, X. Y. Watanabe2, W. Y. Liang12, and F. R. Xu12 Published 6 November 2020

Phys. Rev. C 102, 052802(R) https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.052802 Underground experimental study finds no evidence of low-energy resonance in the 6Li(p,γ)7Be reaction D. Piatti1, T. Chillery2, R. Depalo1,*, M. Aliotta2, D. Bemmerer3, A. Best4, A. Boeltzig5, C. Broggini6, C. G. Bruno2, A. Caciolli1, F. Cavanna7, G. F. Ciani5, P. Corvisiero7, L. Csedreki5, T. Davinson2, A. Di Leva4, Z. Elekes8, F. Ferraro7, E. M. Fiore9, A. Formicola10, Zs. Fülöp8, G. Gervino11, A. Gnech12, A. Guglielmetti13, C. Gustavino14, Gy. Gyürky8, G. Imbriani4, M. Junker10, I. Kochanek10, M. Lugaro15, L. E. Marcucci16, P. Marigo17, E. Masha13, R. Menegazzo6, V. Mossa9, F. R. Pantaleo9, V. Paticchio18, R. Perrino18, P. Prati7, L. Schiavulli9, K. Stöckel19, O. Straniero20, T. Szücs3, M. P. Takács19, and S. Zavatarelli7 (LUNA Collaboration) Published 10 November 2020

Phys. Rev. C 102, 051301(R) https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.051301 Doubly-magic character of 132Sn studied via electromagnetic moments of 133Sn L. V. Rodríguez1,2,*, D. L. Balabanski3, M. L. Bissell4, K. Blaum2, B. Cheal5, G. De Gregorio6,7, J. Ekman8, R. F. Garcia Ruiz9,†, A. Gargano6, G. Georgiev10, W. Gins11,‡, C. Gorges12,§, H. Heylen2,9,11, A. Kanellakopoulos11, S. Kaufmann12, V. Lagaki9,13, S. Lechner9,14, B. Maaß12, S. Malbrunot-Ettenauer9, R. Neugart15,2, G. Neyens9,11, W. Nörtershäuser12, S. Sailer16, R. Sánchez17, S. Schmidt12, L. Wehner15, C. Wraith5, L. Xie4, Z. Y. Xu11,∥, X. F. Yang11,18, and D. T. Yordanov1,9 Published 9 November 2020

Edited by James Benstead, IOP Nuclear Physics Group Committee [email protected] or [email protected]

Phys. Rev. C 102, 054304 https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.054304 Quadrupole deformation of 130Xe measured in a Coulomb-excitation experiment L. Morrison1, K. Hadyńska-Klȩk2,1, Zs. Podolyák1, D. T. Doherty1, L. P. Gaffney3,4, L. Kaya5, L. Próchniak2, J. Samorajczyk-Pyśk2, J. Srebrny2, T. Berry1, A. Boukhari6, M. Brunet1, R. Canavan1,7, R. Catherall4, S. J. Colosimo3, J. G. Cubiss8, H. De Witte9, Ch. Fransen5, E. Giannopoulos10,4, H. Hess5, T. Kröll11, N. Lalović12, B. Marsh4, Y. Martinez Palenzuela4,9, P. J. Napiorkowski2, G. O'Neill13,14, J. Pakarinen10,15, J. P. Ramos16,4, P. Reiter5, J. A. Rodriguez4, D. Rosiak5, S. Rothe4, M. Rudigier1, M. Siciliano17,18, J. Snäll12, P. Spagnoletti19, S. Thiel5, N. Warr5, F. Wenander4, R. Zidarova20, and M. Zielińska17 Published 3 November 2020

Phys. Rev. C 102, 054306 https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.054306 Convergence of electric quadrupole rotational invariants from the nuclear shell model J. Henderson* Published 4 November 2020

Phys. Rev. C 102, 054314 https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.054314 Spectroscopic study of 47Ca from the β− decay of 47K J. K. Smith1,*, A. B. Garnsworthy1, J. L. Pore2,†, C. Andreoiu2, A. D. MacLean3, A. Chester1,‡, Z. Beadle4, G. C. Ball1, P. C. Bender1,§, V. Bildstein3, R. Braid5, A. Diaz Varela3, R. Dunlop3, L. J. Evitts1,6,∥, P. E. Garrett3, G. Hackman1, S. V. Ilyushkin5, B. Jigmeddorj3,¶, K. Kuhn5, A. T. Laffoley3, K. G. Leach1,#, D. Miller1,**, W. J. Mills1, W. Moore5, M. Moukaddam1,††, B. Olaizola3,‡‡, E. E. Peters7, A. J. Radich3, E. T. Rand3, F. Sarazin5, C. E. Svensson3, S. J. Williams8,§§, and S. W. Yates7,9 Published 11 November 2020

Phys. Rev. C 102, 054318 https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.054318 Structure of 30Mg explored via in-beam γ-ray spectroscopy N. Kitamura1,*, K. Wimmer2,3,4,†, N. Shimizu1, V. M. Bader4,5, C. Bancroft3, D. Barofsky3, T. Baugher4,5, D. Bazin4, J. S. Berryman4, V. Bildstein6, A. Gade4,5, N. Imai1, T. Kröll7, C. Langer4, J. Lloyd3, E. Lunderberg4,5, G. Perdikakis3,4, F. Recchia4, T. Redpath3, S. Saenz3, D. Smalley4, S. R. Stroberg4,5, J. A. Tostevin8, N. Tsunoda1, Y. Utsuno9,1, D. Weisshaar4, and A. Westerberg3 Published 12 November 2020

Phys. Rev. C 102, 054322 https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.054322 Lifetime measurements in the odd−A nucleus 177Hf L. Knafla1,*, P. Alexa2, U. Köster3, G. Thiamova4, J.-M. Régis1, J. Jolie1, A. Blanc3, A. M. Bruce5, A. Esmaylzadeh1, L. M. Fraile6, G. de France7, G. Häfner1,8, S. Ilieva9, M. Jentschel3, V. Karayonchev1, W. Korten10, T. Kröll9, S. Lalkovski11, S. Leoni12, H. Mach13, N. Mărginean14, P. Mutti3, G. Pascovici14, V. Paziy6, Zs. Podolyák15, P. H. Regan15,16, O. J. Roberts5, N. Saed-Samii1, G. S. Simpson17,18, J. F. Smith18, T. Soldner3, C. Townsley15, C. A. Ur19, W. Urban3,20, A. Vancraeyenest4, and N. Warr1 Published 16 November 2020

Edited by James Benstead, IOP Nuclear Physics Group Committee [email protected] or [email protected]

Phys. Rev. C 102, 054325 https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.054325 High-precision branching ratio measurement and spin assignment implications for 62Ga superallowed β decay A. D. MacLean1,*, A. T. Laffoley1,†, C. E. Svensson1, G. C. Ball2, J. R. Leslie3, C. Andreoiu4, A. Babu2, S. S. Bhattacharjee2, H. Bidaman1, V. Bildstein1, C. Burbadge1, M. Bowry2,‡, C. Cheng2, D. S. Cross4, A. Diaz- Varela1, I. Dillmann2,5, M. R. Dunlop1, R. Dunlop1, L. J. Evitts2,6,§, P. Finlay7,∥, S. Gillespie2, A. B. Garnsworthy2, P. E. Garrett1, E. Gopaul2, C. J. Griffin2, G. F. Grinyer8, G. Hackman2, J. Henderson2,¶, B. Jigmeddorj1,#, K. G. Leach9, E. Kassanda1, J. McAfee2,6, M. Moukaddam2,**, C. Natzke2,9, S. Nittala2, B. Olaizola2, J. Park2,††, C. Paxman2,6, J. L. Pore4,‡‡, C. Porzio2,10, A. J. Radich1, P. Ruotsalainen2,§§, Y. Saito2,11, S. Sharma8, J. Smallcombe2,∥∥, J. K. Smith2,¶¶, R. Sultana2, J. Turko1, J. Williams2, D. Yates2,11, and T. Zidar1 Published 19 November 2020

Phys. Rev. C 102, 054607 https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.054607 Measurement and analysis of the isomeric cross section ratios for the 94Tc nucleus G. S. Li1,2, Y. D. Fang1,*, X. H. Zhou1,†, A. Diaz-Torres3, A. Rohilla1, M. L. Liu1, N. T. Zhang1, Y. H. Zhang1, J. G. Wang1, B. S. Gao1, Y. H. Qiang1, S. Guo1, S. C. Wang1, Y. Zheng1, J. Lubian4, and H. O. Soler4 Published 12 November 2020

Phys. Rev. C 102, 054609 https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.054609 Population of lead isotopes in binary reactions using a 94Rb radioactive beam P. Čolović1, S. Szilner1,*, A. Illana2, J. J. Valiente-Dobón2,†, L. Corradi2, G. Pollarolo3, T. Mijatović1, A. Goasduff2,4, G. Benzoni5, M. J. G. Borge6, A. Boso4, A. Boukhari7, S. Ceruti5, J. G. Cubiss8, G. de Angelis2, H. De Witte9, E. Fioretto2, Ch. Fransen10, F. Galtarossa2,11, L. P. Gaffney12,13, E. Giannopoulos12,14, H. Hess10, M. L. Jurado-Gomez15, L. Kaya10, Th. Kröll16, T. Marchi2, R. Menegazzo4, D. Mengoni4, D. R. Napoli2, G. O'Neill17, J. Pakarinen14, Zs. Podolyák18, F. Recchia4, P. Reiter10, D. Rosiak10, J. Snall12,19, P. Spagnoletti20, D. Testov4, S. Thiel10, N. Warr10, and R. Zidarova14 Published 19 November 2020

Phys. Rev. C 102, 054610 https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.054610 Measurement of fission-fragment mass distributions in the multinucleon transfer channels of the 18O+237Np reaction M. J. Vermeulen1, K. Nishio1,*, K. Hirose1, K. R. Kean2,1, H. Makii1, R. Orlandi1, K. Tsukada1, I. Tsekhanovich3, A. N. Andreyev4,1, S. Ishizaki5, M. Okubayashi5, S. Tanaka5,1, and Y. Aritomo5 Published 20 November 2020

Phys. Rev. C 102, 055203 https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.055203 Elliptic and triangular flow of (anti)deuterons in Pb-Pb collisions at √SNN=5.02 TeV S. Acharya et al. (ALICE Collaboration) Published 17 November 2020

Phys. Rev. C 102, 055204 https://journals.aps.org/prc/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevC.102.055204 Dielectron production in proton-proton and proton-lead collisions at √SNN =5.02TeV S. Acharya et al. (ALICE Collaboration) Published 25 November 2020

Edited by James Benstead, IOP Nuclear Physics Group Committee [email protected] or [email protected]

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2. News to Report a. Science and Social Media b. Nuclear Physics Group Early Career Prize: Registration is now open Call for Nominations

This virtual lecture is organised by the IoP IOP Nuclear Physics Early Career Researcher South Central Branch committee and is open to Prize everyone interested, it is aimed primarily at researchers in academia and industry We would like to announce the call for interested in exploring the risks and rewards of nominations for the IOP Nuclear Physics Group using social media to communicate research. Early Career Researcher Prize. This prize is The talk will be delivered by Dr Jess Wade and awarded to an individual who has made a Dr from significant contribution to either experimental and follows a recent paper both published in or theoretical nuclear physics research in this area: either fundamental or applied areas. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41570- Researchers who are within 6 years of the 019-0121-3. completion of their Ph.D. or, for those without Dr Wade and Dr Britton will showcase the a Ph.D, within 10 years of the start of their first rewards and risks of social media with some employment contract where research is the pragmatic advice and examples of primary function of their role are eligible. The opportunities, followed by a moderated winner receives £250 and is invited to present discussion of issues and ideas from the at the annual IOP Nuclear Physics Conference. audience. The talk is well suited for anyone Details of the award can be found on our who is engaged in research in academia and webpage along with a nomination form for industry. download. This should be sent, along with a Date: 11th December 2020 supporting statement from a referee external to the nominee’s current place of study or Time: 7-8pm work, to the Secretary of the Nuclear Physics Group, James Benstead, at Register here: [email protected] no later than https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8 719251863696731406 5 February 2021.

For more details please contact We also support anyone wishing to self- [email protected] nominate, though students should have the support of their supervisor in doing so. Contribution by Chantal Nobs (UKAEA) Contribution by David Sharp (University of Manchester)

Edited by James Benstead, IOP Nuclear Physics Group Committee [email protected] or [email protected] c. APS Journal Changes More information can be found at: https://journals.aps.org/edannounce/rapid- The American Physical Society has announced communications-will-be-letters that from 1st January 2021 onwards, Rapid Communications articles published in several of their journals, including Phys. Rev. C, will now be rebranded as ‘Letters’. This is to ensure consistent nomenclature and conventions across different journals.

------3. Outreach Activity ------4. Media Interactions a. The baryon density of the Universe from an improved rate of deuterium burning

The nuclear physics paper below has attracted media attention. Links to two articles are provided.

Nature volume 587, pages210–213(2020) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2878-4 The baryon density of the Universe from an improved rate of deuterium burning V. Mossa, K. Stöckel, F. Cavanna, F. Ferraro, M. Aliotta, F. Barile, D. Bemmerer, A. Best, A. Boeltzig, C. Broggini, C. G. Bruno, A. Caciolli, T. Chillery, G. F. Ciani, P. Corvisiero, L. Csedreki, T. Davinson, R. Depalo, A. Di Leva, Z. Elekes, E. M. Fiore, A. Formicola, Zs. Fülöp, G. Gervino, A. Guglielmetti, C. Gustavino, G. Gyürky, G. Imbriani, M. Junker, A. Kievsky, I. Kochanek, M. Lugaro, L. E. Marcucci, G. Mangano, P. Marigo, E. Masha, R. Menegazzo, F. R. Pantaleo, V. Paticchio, R. Perrino, D. Piatti, O. Pisanti, P. Prati, L. Schiavulli, O. Straniero, T. Szücs, M. P. Takács, D. Trezzi, M. Viviani & S. Zavatarelli Published: 11 November 2020

Articles: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03117-3 https://www.quantamagazine.org/physicists-pin-down-nuclear-reaction-from-moments-after-the- big-bang-20201111/

Edited by James Benstead, IOP Nuclear Physics Group Committee [email protected] or [email protected]